Introducing… Unusual Stories, Unusually Told
Celebrating the boldest American voices today is this collection of seven plays from Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks.
Actors and Performers
Introducing… The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays
An anthology of plays from trans playwrights establishes a canon of contemporary American trans theatre.
Introducing… the Arden Performance Companions
A new series of practical guides to performing Shakespeare’s plays for actors, directors, teachers and students.
Introducing… The Lost Plays
Five new plays that had their productions stopped due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
An extract from Clown: The Physical Comedian – introducing The Look
Read this Extract from Clown: The Physical Comedian, Introduction, The Word and The Look
Extract from Voice into Acting, Chapter One: The Organic Acting Approach and the Voice
Read this Extract from Voice Into Acting, Chapter One: The Organic Acting Approach and the Voice
Extract from Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2021
Read this interview from the Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2021 with David Mumeni on levelling the playing field for actors from working- and benefit- class backgrounds.
Extract from the introduction of Di and Viv and Rose by Elizabeth Kuti
Read this extract from the introduction of Di and Viv and Rose by Elizabeth Kuti, from Methuen Drama’s Modern Classics series.
“The Passport Thing” – a monologue from My White Best Friend
Read this monologue The Passport Thing by Iman Qureshi, taken from My White Best Friend, a collection of letters from some of the most exciting voices in the UK and beyond, edited by Rachel De-lahay.
An extract from Movement Directors in Contemporary Theatre: Conversations on Craft by Ayse Tashkiran
Read extracts from Ann Yee’s conversation with Ayse Tashkiran, author of Movement Directors in Contemporary Theatre: Conversations on Craft